Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Mahavamsa . As regards the occurence of identical verses in both the Dipavamsa and the Mahavamsa , Geiger's conclusion is as follows : “ either ..... the author of the Mahavamsa adopted these verses unchanged or with little alteration ...
... Mahavamsa . As regards the occurence of identical verses in both the Dipavamsa and the Mahavamsa , Geiger's conclusion is as follows : “ either ..... the author of the Mahavamsa adopted these verses unchanged or with little alteration ...
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... Mahavamsa , even if his name was Moggallana , was a monk , or that he was a native of Ceylon , though it is more than probable he was both ..... The work is later than the Mahāvamsa - Tika ... I have fixed the date of the Mahāvamsa Ţikā ...
... Mahavamsa , even if his name was Moggallana , was a monk , or that he was a native of Ceylon , though it is more than probable he was both ..... The work is later than the Mahāvamsa - Tika ... I have fixed the date of the Mahāvamsa Ţikā ...
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... Mahavamsa then proceeds to describe the founding of the Jetavanarama and the resulting conflict with the Mahavihara ... Mahāvamsa and the Vamsatthappakāsini or the Mahāvamsa Tika.
... Mahavamsa then proceeds to describe the founding of the Jetavanarama and the resulting conflict with the Mahavihara ... Mahāvamsa and the Vamsatthappakāsini or the Mahāvamsa Tika.
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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